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R. KROEDEL.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE IU 91B- 1,314,523. Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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I 3 ATTORNEYS R. KROEDEL.

PHOTOGRAPHIG FILM CAMERA.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. 1918.

1,314,523. Patented Sept. 2,1919.

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NITED sTATEs PATENT Orrcm ROBERT R OEDEL, F ROCHESTER, nEwYoRx, ASSIGNOR To EASTMAN- KODAK company, or; OcnEsT R, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK,

PHOTQGRAPHIG-FILM CAMERA.

. Specification oi Letters Patent. Pat t d S pt 2 191 Application filedjl'une 10, 1918.: Serlal No. 239,089.

new and useful Improvements in" 'Photographic-Film Cameras; and I do herbydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had' t0 the accompanying drawings,

forming a part of this specification, and. to the reference-numerals marked thereon;

My present invention relates to photogiceable roll'holder for box cameras which will render more convenient the manipulation of the film rolls and the threading of the film through thecamera; Tothese and other ends the invention resides in certain improvements and combinations of parts all descrlbed,

as will be hereinafter more full g the novel features being poin out in the claims at the end of the specification. In the drawings: v i

Figure 1 is a central sectional view through a box camera constructed in accordance with and illustrating one embodiment of :my. 111-- vention, the same being assembled ready for use;

1 Fi 2 is a section taken substantially 'on' the line 22 of Fig.-'1 showing-the mannerin which the inner element or frame of the camera is withdrawn from the outer element or casing; I v 1 Fig. 3 1s a side elevation of the cameraon a reduced scale;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of; the film winding spool center.

Similar reference numerals throughout the several views indicate the same parts.

The outer case Orbody of the camera, in

the present instance, comprisesa shell 1 having a lens board artition-2 at the front and a door 3 at the ack hinged at 4, as shown in Fig. 1, and secured in closed position by a Suitable catch or catches 5. The partition vided on' free or swin'gin 22. .to cooperate'with the orward I portlon of the. frame 10, and yieldably mamta1n' the 2 carries the lens 6 and, in front'of it, the shutter '7 havlng an operating'member 8,

Fig. 3.- Also shown in Figs. 2, 3v and las' .carried by the case, is the usual film w1n 1ng key-9 which will be later referred to. Slrdably insertible in and removable from the case is an inner frame 10 having a coneshaped light passage 11 in rear of the lens 6. and embodying an exposure chamber 12. On two of its opposite sides it is formed to prov1de roll holding cavities 18 for the feed spool 14 and the winding spool 15 from th H "1". former of which thefilm'16 is carried over a plush track 17 at the rear of. the exposure pemng-12 and onto the latter. The frame.v therefore forms film chambers 18in con -I; junction with. the adjacent walls of "the outer case which cooperate with itii light-tight manner.

One end of the film chambers is was by a fixed-wall- 19 of th inner frame which wall carries a fixedspool center 20 for one of the. rolls and a winding center 21 for the other roll,fa's'-will be hereinafter. described.

The other ends-of the film'chambers are constitutedby a movable wall 22v hinged at the case permitting the wall 22 to be raised on its hinge 2'3 and carry the centers 24: in an endw se direction away from the holders .13.

The-spools 14 and 15are' thenins'ertedin" theholders on-the centers 20 and 21 and subsequently engagedand locked in place I a the'oenters 24 as the wall 22 is swung back Fig. 4 is an enlargedsection on the line into position-again, When the frame is re- "rear of the frame as shown at23in-Fig. 2. .and'carried on said wall are two centers 2 for-the-two chambers. .To load the; camera, -=the inner frame'10 is withdrawn from'the inserted in the'case, the assembly of'these two parts maintains the two sets of centers in the engaged relatlonship. Asu1table locking flange or other device25 may be proedge of the wall wall 22 inoperative posltion.

sible, for. turning the winding, roll I provide this'in connection with the wmdlng center 21 which is mounted in the present instance, upon the ofiset 26 of a swinging bracket arm 27 pivoted at 28 to the front of the inner frame 10 so that the center may moved in an endwise direction toward and from the spool 14 and engaged within the usual end slot thereof. The said'center 21 consists of an car on a disk 29 that is rotatably mounted on the offset 26 and has a bearing against the inner face thereof while a disk 30 bearing against the outer face is, secured to the disk 29 by ears 31 on the latter. The offset arm 26 has a central 0 ening 32 in. which the ears31 turn and ahned with this opening and with-the center 21 is a slot 33 in the outer disk 30. The latter is knurled at its edgesas clearly indicated in Fig. 5, and serves as a finger-piece for pre-' liminarily turning the center 21 and the film spool 14 when the frame 10 is withdrawn ner end with the slot 33 in from the case 1 to assist in initially thread-- ing the film, a stated, but being very flat, it does not interfere with sliding the frame 10 within the case 1', as shown in Fig. 2. When the frame and case are assembled, the outside or main film winding key 9 is engaged, by means of a flat head 34 at its inthe finger-piece disk and in this; way, the center 21 interlocked with the spool, is rotated from the exterior'of the camera, as usual, to wind the film between exposures. The stem 35 of the windingrkey 9 has the usual axial as well as rotative movement, permitting it to be engaged or disengaged from the inner fingerpiece disk 30 at will and when engaged, it

serves to lock the frame 10 within the case 1. To assist the operator in withdrawing the inner frame 10 from the case, a double leaf spring 36 is carried on the front of the frame 10 which engages the rear face of the partition 2 of the case, as shown in Fig. 2; This spring is under compression when the back or door 3 of the case is closed and the winding key- 9. is engaged with the fingerpiece 30, locking the frame within the case. When the door 3 is opened, however, and the winding key 9 withdrawn, as in Fig. 2, this spring 36 projects the frame 10 from the case slightly and makes it easier for the op erator to withdraw it. The sprin 36 also operates when the parts are assembled as in Fig. 1, to hold the frame snugly within the case and prevent relative movement or rattling of the two elements.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a camera, the combination with an outer case, of an inner frame having roll holders at opposite sides thereof and removably contained within the case to form film chambers inconjunction therewith, said roll holders embodying a displaceable end wall on the frame adapted to be moved into and out of endwise contact with a spool in the holder when the frame is removed from the case.

, 2. In a camera, the combination with an outer case, of an inner frame having roll holders at opposite sides thereof and removably contained within the case to form film chambers in conjunction therewith, and an end wall for the film chambers hinged to the frame and held in operative position by the case when the frame is assembled therein, said end wall carrying spool centers adapted to swing therewith toward and from and endwise of spools in the holders when the frame is withdrawn from the case.

3. 'In a camera the combination with a case, and a roll holder frame removably contamed therein and embodying a spool chamber having a rotatable spool centering and winding device in an end wall thereof, of a finger-piece on an outer wall of the frame connected to afford means for turning the winding device while the frame is withdrawn from the case and a winding key on 'the exterior of the latter interlocking with :and adapted to turn the the frame is assembled within the case.

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